Getting Started with WebMatrix 2
This article will show you how to install and get started quickly using WebMatrix 2.
Blog Posts
MANY articles on a wide array of topics. You’ll find a lot of my newer content is going to my YouTube channel first, but I do still blog occasionally.
Using If This Then That to Automate Your Life
I’ve just started getting into If This Then That (ifttt.com) and have set up a simple task that will update my Steve Smith Facebook Page whenever I post something here to my blog. Getting this set up was extremely …
Working with Lazy Loading in Entity Framework Code First
Entity Framework 4 has Lazy Loading built-in and enabled by
3 Tips to Improve Your Connection Strings
Due to some database moves, I've recently been touching a lot of
Cleveland 2011 Software Engineering 101
Next Friday, 7 October 2011, Microsoft in Cleveland is hosting a
Set JsonRequestBehavior to AllowGet
If you're working with ASP.NET MVC and JsonResult, you may encounter this error: This request has been blocked because sensitive information could be disclosed to third-party web sites when this is used in a GET request. …
Wiring up an AutoCompleteBox to a JSON Service in Silverlight
I'm currently building an internal application for The Code Project that needs to be able to transfer the contents of some potentially very large files over the wire.
Bidirectional Entity Foreign Key Names in EF Code First
Ran into a small problem today, where I had two classes referring to one another using EF 4.1 Code First. Let's say I had a class Item and another class ItemHistory.
WinRT and the Paradox of Choice
In my recent analysis of the Windows 8 / WinRT options for building Metro style Apps, I mentioned the many choices Microsoft is offering for building these applications.